Friend Experiment

Ovid

Experiment K 1.5 2005

Didn’t show well at first. — 8 years ago

Eric, Shay and 24 others liked this

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1966

Still hanging in there! Such a treat! Thank you to my generous friend John Slattery.! Roasted peanuts, dark soft plummy fruit. Nice acidity. Tannin totally resolved. A little minerally on the lively finish. — 8 years ago

Severn, Matt and 14 others liked this

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

Nothing like a good bottle of claret after a long hike w/friend. Dont seem to think was a good vintage but w/a good maker—-drinking nicely now. Black currants, cassis, gritty tannins, acidic lift but all integrated. Decant/ pour carefully — 8 years ago

Owen Mazon
with Owen

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Mike R
9.5

@Ron R you are a beautiful soul and friend - thank you so much for sharing — 9 years ago

Mike, Jody and 18 others liked this
Ron R

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@Mike R so glad you enjoyed this as much as I do 🙂

Château Clerc Milon

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2013

As my good friend Ron would say "if you're into baby snatching" go for it. Cheers! — 9 years ago

Ron, Eric and 13 others liked this
Ron R

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Weijie Shi (Jay)

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Cannot help baby snatching sometimes 😆

Ovid

Experiment R8.3 Napa Valley Red Blend 2013

Supper young, darker fruit than Ovid. Needs time — 10 years ago

David liked this

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2014

2014 - 13/03/15 bottling.
A treat to enjoy this with my good friend and mentor Ehren Jordan. There's been no stronger source of inspiration than Lapierre, AG and EJ for me
— 11 years ago

Bob, Roman and 5 others liked this
Zack Miller

Zack Miller

Ehren Jordan same Wine Maker that collaborated with Jacobs creek and their Two Lands label? If so, he really had put together a nice meet and greet for that launch in Orlando earlier this year
Fraser McKinley

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That's the one Zack!

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Unico Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 1989

A delicious '89 for my friend on her 25th! Fragrant nose of dark cherries, licorice and floral notes. A full bodied, amazingly textured and elegant wine with impeccable concentration. Spice, burnt oak, black currant, cedar and earth. Such a fresh, vivacious 20 something. — 11 years ago

Bill, Anthony and 9 others liked this
Michael Meyer

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You are the Unico Master. Where does this rank in your pantheon?
Bill Bender

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I'd say No. 3. My favorite was the '81 but I had an Especial bottling combining the '91, '94 and '95 a few years ago. It was spectacular. It never disappoints. It went perfectly with dry aged NY at Stake restaurant in Coronado....which I highly recommend btw.

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1999

NYE 2014 pre-dinner appetizer w my lovely wife! Amazingly youthful and balanced with no signs of aging aside from how smoothly it goes down the hatch! My 1st Opus ever from a friend in OKC. — 11 years ago

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

I was not blessed with the greatest birth vintage for Bordeaux (1991), but luckily my dear friend fared better (1989). Red currant, raspberry coulis, cedar, and graphite - the wine is still so fleshy, round and clean, nowhere near as tertiary as I'd expected going into the evening. It's structured, but also rather open knit after a quick decant. I hope to taste this Latour again in the coming years - as I believe it has many stories yet to tell. A special wine shared with even better company - there are worse ways to spend a Tuesday night. — 8 years ago

Caymus Vineyards

Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Delightful to drink. Rich, almost spicy, but in no way overbearing. Given to me by a friend, so I toasted her and her health and good fortune. — 8 years ago

Turley

Old Vines California Zinfandel 2012

When a friend hosts a pig roast that turns into a Turley tasting... — 9 years ago

Mike, Stef and 17 others liked this

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1978

Ross Cobb
9.9

Also opened by a friend for the group — 9 years ago

Andrew, P and 22 others liked this

Ovid

Experiment No. D7.86 Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2006

Incredible Pritchard hill wine — 9 years ago

Matt liked this

Ovid

Experiment M9.36 Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

Now we're talking! Restrained nose, but it really takes off from there. Multiple red and black fruit flavors, chocolate and vanilla on the mid palate, baking spiced dark cherries and wet tobacco on the finish. Multi layered- what a wine! — 9 years ago

Paul, Eric and 23 others liked this
Ryan M

Ryan M

#ovidcult 👍🏻👍🏻
Jim Trobaugh

Jim Trobaugh

Nice👍

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

A great wine with a great friend. Rutherford Valley Cabernet never disappoints Complex full fruit delicious — 10 years ago

Al Sears
with Al
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The Prisoner Wine Company

The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend

2011- gift from a friend. Excellent structure, tannins are very mellow but alcohol is still very hot. Fruit forward, possibly oxidized fruit (port-like fruit). — 11 years ago

Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

This beautiful 2005 cab was an anniversary gift from a great friend of mine @Jeff Savigny The vintage is the year we got married. The nose is so complex and yet so subdued, it practically blew my mind. A nose full of roses, tobacco, dark fruit and licorice with a hint of molasses and vanilla. On the palate very dry, with a faint aged acidity, yet very rich and delicious. You can spend just as much time smelling this as drinking it. This was a near perfect wine and a great anniversary present! — 11 years ago

Velma liked this

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Yellow Label Brut Champagne Blend

An old friend in for the nightcap. — 12 years ago

Beringer Vineyards

Private Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

My friend Tom Brady Loves this. I agree. — 8 years ago

Shawn, P and 13 others liked this
P A

P A

@Stuart Scheff Stuart who are you pulling for in the Super Bowl? Cheers 🏈
Stuart Scheff

Stuart Scheff

🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

Orin Swift Cellars

Abstract Grenache Blend

History of OFC dates back to 1995 when on a lark, David Swift Phinney took a friend up on an offer and went to Florence, Italy to spend a semester “studying”. During that time, he was introduced to wine, how it was made, and got hooked. A Grenache, Syrah and Petite Sirah blend. Aromas of fresh ripe red fruits with sweet spice. On the palate flavors of ripe cherry, cacao and espresso notes with sweet savory tannins, well balanced on lingering finish ending with toasty oak and sweet fruit. — 8 years ago

Velma, Beachin and 1 other liked this
Beachin Wino

Beachin Wino

This is one of my favorites! 🍷

Brooklyn Oenology

Friend Riesling

Delicious, very drinkable off-dry reisling. Paired with a summer salad. — 9 years ago

Michael Anderson
with Michael

Ovid

Experiment F6.0 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2010

In a very good spot. Starting the weekend and celebrating sale of #ovid — 9 years ago

Howard, David and 12 others liked this
Carl Fischer

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Celebrating or mourning?
Matt Duncan

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If it ain't broke!
Shawn R

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@Matt Duncan true that!!!

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1994

Friend brought a mag over and this was about the best burger wine anyone could pull from any cellar. Low acid but restrained fruit. I don't drink CA wines often enough, this was a hit. Chocolate, raspberry, very smooth and round mouthfeel. — 10 years ago

Ira and Joseph liked this

Ovid

Experiment J5.8 Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2008

Really rich. Interesting amount of petit Verdot. — 11 years ago

Daniel and Jim liked this

Caymus Vineyards

40th Anniversary Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Lots of fruit as expected and a sweet streak in middle. Pretty good but a certain Belgian friend of mine might call it a fruit bomb — 11 years ago

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1999

Dychemistry Experiment — 12 years ago

Theo liked this
Claire Coffee

Claire Coffee

I mean Dychuemistryz